Sharon,
here is the mike I designed to allow me to record jams at places like
Evart, Paint Creek, etc.
http://www.tir.com/~liteways/Mandolin.html#Microphone It is pretty handy
and cost about $10 to build it. No cords, no muss no fuss, just plug it
in and record the jam session. At the Paint Creek Tinwhistle, I started
recording with it and set it up on a ledge so it would be away from the
crowd noise.
I haven't messed with plugging into the sound board, but it should work,
just watch the levels so you don't overdrive it. The same goes for
using a mike, you need to watch the levels and error on the low side.
These things have a wide dynamic range, and no tape hiss, so if it is
recorded too low, you can usually bring the level back up with no
problems. However, if you overdrive the unit, it will clip the signal
and it will be very distorted and you can't correct it. It is best to
try some run throughs to make sure you get good results. (It is hard to
play and record at the same time, but once you've done it, you don't
have to do much except make sure the mike is plugged into the correct
jack, (I plugged it in the wrong one once when I was in a hurry and
didn't get anything.)
PARAMOUNT TO EVERYTHING.... ALWAYS PRESS "END SEARCH" BEFORE YOU RECORD
ANYTHING. If you don't do that every time, you will record something
and someone will want to hear how it sounds. So, you play one of the
tracks back. They listen to part of it and marvel at the clarity of the
recording and hand it back to you. Now you go to record the next tune,
and you press record.... BINGO, you just wiped out everything you
recorded after the point that you listened too. I don't know why Sony
was so FOOLISH as to set up their portable recorders that way. Someone
at Sony should be taken out and shot... or at least severely
chastised. Other than that, it looks like you have a good handle on
things.
Sharon Skaryd wrote:
>
> Ok folks,
>
> Here's a challenge for you!
>
> My husband and I are (semi) professional musicians (we play for money
> so that makes us professional, but don't make enough to live off it.)
> Anyway, next Saturday (March 10th) we are going to be the headline
> act for a concert. (We will be playing with another couple on
> hammered dulcimer, guitar, autoharp, and a wonderful vocals.)
>
> This Thursday we bought a Sony MZ-R70PC MD. We have lots of sound
> equipment and mics and we're hoping to use two mic systems fed into
> the 1/8 inch input into the Sony to create a minidisc or use a feed
> off our mixer into the minidisc recorder. We'd then like to transfer
> the minidisc recording to a CD using CoolEdit 2000. (Which we've
> been trying out and we're ready to purchase.)
>
> We don't have much time to learn what we need to know, but maybe you
> can help us with the basics so we can accomplish what we want to do.
>
> We have lots of computer space (about 50 gigs) so we can store the
> file to the hard drive before transferring it to the CD (and, yes, we
> have a cd burner -- in fact two).
>
> Is there anything we need that we don't have?
>
> We will have to do our own engineering while we're playing, so it has
> to be a simple no frills set-up. (We can probably get someone to
> "turn us on and off" but nothing more.)
>
> Hey, if anyone is in Central Michigan and wants to give us a hand,
> we'd welcome them!!!!
>
> We're totally illiterate when it comes to digital and analog. I just
> know I want to be able to create a CD which I can give to friends and
> family.
>
> Can anyone give us any pointers?
>
> Sharon Skaryd
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (from Michigan)
> http://www.dulcimers.com
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